Ch. 608                                       LAWS OF MARYLAND

6. DOES NOT RECEIVE REMUNERATION FOR
REFERRING PATIENTS TO A PHARMACY; or

(3) A hospital-based clinic from dispersing
prescriptions to its patients.

[(c)] (D) This title does not prohibit:

(1)  A licensed veterinarian from personally
dispensing a drug sample to a patient of the veterinarian; or

(2)  A licensed dentist, licensed physician, or
licensed podiatrist from personally dispensing a drug sample to a
patient of the licensed dentist, licensed physician, or licensed
podiatrist if:

(i) The sample complies with the labeling
requirements of § 12-510 of this title;

(ii) No charge is made for the sample; and

(iii) The authorized prescriber enters an
appropriate record in the patient's chart.

[(d)] (E) (1) This title does not prohibit a dentist,
physician, or podiatrist from administering a prescription drug
in the course of treating a patient.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) of this
subsection, "administering" means the direct introduction of a
single dosage of a drug at a given time, whether by injection or
other means, and whether in liquid, tablet, capsule, or other
form.

[(e)] (F) (1) This title does not prohibit a dentist,
physician, or podiatrist from personally dispensing a starter
dosage of a prescription drug to a patient of the dentist,
physician, or podiatrist, PROVIDED THAT:

(I)  THE STARTER DOSAGE COMPLIES WITH THE
LABELING REQUIREMENTS OF § 12-510 OF THIS TITLE;

(II)  NO CHARGE WAS IS MADE FOR THE STARTER
DOSAGE; AND

(III)  THE DENTIST, PHYSICIAN, OR PODIATRIST
ENTERS AN APPROPRIATE RECORD ON THE PATIENT'S CHART.

(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1) of this
subsection, "starter dosage" has the meaning commonly accepted in
dentistry, medicine, or podiatry, unless defined otherwise by
regulation of the board that licensed the dentist, physician, or
podiatrist MEANS AN AMOUNT OF DRUG SUFFICIENT TO BEGIN A THERAPY:

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